UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Ambrx Biopharma Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands   N/A
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10975 North Torrey Pines Road

La Jolla, California

  92037
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class
to be so registered

 

Name of exchange on which
each class is to be registered

American depositary shares, each representing seven ordinary shares

Ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share*

 

New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange*

 

 

 

*

Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American depositary shares on New York Stock Exchange. The American depositary shares represent the right to receive the ordinary shares and are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to a separate Registration Statement on Form F-6. Accordingly, the American depositary shares are exempt from registration under Section 12(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to Rule 12a-8 thereunder.

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box.  ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following.  ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.  ☐

Securities Act registration statement number to which the form relates: 333-256639

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

 

 

 


Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The description of the securities of Ambrx Biopharma Inc. (the “Registrant”) being registered is set forth under “Description of Share Capital” and “Description of American Depositary Shares” in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-256639), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 28, 2021, as amended, including any form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, which description incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.

Exhibits.

Pursuant to the Instructions as to exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Ambrx Biopharma Inc.
Date: June 15, 2021     By:  

/s/ Feng Tian

      Name: Feng Tian
      Title: Chief Executive Officer